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Sentences and Paragraphs
types of sentences and parts of paragraph
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Writing
6th Grade
10/05/2007

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Term
declarative sentence
Definition
a sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period
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imperative sentence
Definition
a sentence that gives a request or a command and ends with a period.
Term
interrogative sentence
Definition
a sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark
Term
exclamatory sentence
Definition
a sentence that shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark
Term
sentence
Definition
a group of words with a subject and a predicate that express a complete thought
Term
paragraph
Definition
a group of sentences that focus on a single topic, 5-7 sentences
Term
topic sentence
Definition
a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
Term
main idea
Definition
what the paragraph is about
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supporting details
Definition
sentences in the body of the paragraph that support the topic sentence
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composition
Definition
a group of related paragraphs
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